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A Bed of Roses

A Bed of Roses by Walter Lionel George is available here as the complete text, split into 1828 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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A Bed of Roses by Walter Lionel George. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #33538.

39 chaptersComplete chronicle

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US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

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Academic course · 39 chapters

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This edition of A Bed of Roses by Walter Lionel George carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #33538, divided into 39 chapters and 1828 reading sections of 5 sentences each. Every sentence of the source is kept, and each chapter records which sentences cover which part of the story. Any word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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A Bed of Roses is presented in 39 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting A Bed of Roses as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1828 sections of 5 sentences each. A section is short enough to hold in mind at once, which suits a reader working in a second language or returning to a long work in short sittings. The sections are gathered into 39 chapters.

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Is this the complete text of A Bed of Roses?

Yes. All 9140 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #33538 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #33538, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does A Bed of Roses take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 1828 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Lascar: A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Bed of Roses; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
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A Bed of Roses

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